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The controversy over Park51 has reached a fever pitch. Opinions and concerns from around the country have

Facing and Fighting Discrimination

been expressed, with many falsehoods and stereotypes being propagated along the way. We feel that the voices of…

Since its 1948 establishment, IDF military censor authority banned or sanitized material potentially damaging

Like all imperial states, Israel specializes in historical…

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon Friday issued new ground rules for media coverage of the prison and

Still a secret world in Guantanamo

Obama admits he has 'fallen short' on Guantanamo while media to be less restricted on…

JERUSALEM - Forty-two percent of Israeli Jews identify themselves as secular or non-religious,

Secular but some still go to a synagogue and celebrate Passover

12 percent of Israelis…

Please remember our Brothers and Sister in Gaza During This Eid Holiday and Always...

A ranking Saudi diplomat told NBC News that he has asked for political asylum in the United States, saying he

By Michael Isikoff

fears for his life if he is forced to return to his native country.

The diplomat, Ali Ahmad Asseri, the first secretary of the…

Public servant Bassem Mohammed al-Tamimi is from al-Nabi Saleh, a small village about 20 kilometers

Jody McIntyre writing from al-Nabi Saleh, occupied West Bank, Live from Palestine,

Public servant Bassem Mohammed al-Tamimi is from al-Nabi Saleh, a small village about 20 kilometers northwest of Ramallah. As coordinator of the local Popular Committee, Tamimi has played a leading role in al-Nabi Saleh's demonstrations against the…

The Palestinian families which live along Route 60 in the South Hebron Hills in the occupied West Bank have

Yusri Jaber and his family have faced numerous attacks by Israeli settlers in Hebron.

Joseph Dana writing from Hebron, occupied West Bank, Live from Palestine

no…

American history does not begin with 9/11, yet the worldview of so many in the United States since then has

(Haymarket Books, Chicago – Illinois, 2010)

Book review of Tom Engelhardt's 'The American Way of War: How Bush’s Wars Became Obama’s'.

By Mamoon Alabbasi –…

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Lebanon announced they would celebrate the Islamic holiday of

Marked by several days of festivities

Most of Arab Gulf countries to celebrate end of holy month of Ramadan Thursday…

An evangelical pastor insisted his plans for a mass torching of the Koran would go ahead after US

'Commitment to religious tolerance'

US officials express 'unequivocal condemnation' of 'disgraceful' Koran-burning…

A Coalition of African American Muslims (CAAM) held this…

Ramadan Pictures From Iran 2010

Ramadan In Iran More Pictures

WASHINGTON - Former British prime minister Tony Blair warned Sunday that the roots of

The former leader took a similarly hard line on Iran as on Iraq

Former British PM insists on real fears that Saddam could have helped terrorists acquire WMDs.

radical Islam are far deeper…

OTTAWA - A small mosque being shipped to the Arctic to serve a growing Muslim population in

80 Muslims live in Inuvik

1500-square-foot prefabricated mosque will serve growing Muslim population in Inuvik, Canada’s far…

I’ve had mixed emotions and jumbled thoughts about the Park51

By: Abu…

Have you ever found yourself staring at a candle’s flame, or a well-…

The Obama administration, emerging as a strong voice on international human rights issues within the UN, has

The Obama administration, emerging as a strong voice on international human rights issues within the UN, has submitted its first appraisal of the United States’ own human rights record, writes Barbara Crossette

submitted its first appraisal of the United States' own human rights record, admitting to gaps in social and…